Playing God in the Nursery by Lyon, Jeff - 10/01/1896

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1985. 6" wide by 9" tall. Not price clipped (8.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. An examination of the medical and legal decisions being made to save, or not save, the lives of premature and impaired babies. From the cover: "In Bloomington, Indiana, an infant with serious birth defects is allowed to die without surgery. In Long Island, New York, the White House tries to stop Baby Jane Doe from suffering a similar fate. Thousands of handicapped babies are born each year. Should all of their lives be saved? What if the child were your own..." Chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Bacon, Paul (cover design). 366pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

New. .

New. In Bloomington, Indiana, an infant with serious birth defects is allowed to die without surgery. In Long Island, New York, the White House tries to stop Baby Jane Doe from suffering a similar fate. Thousands of handicapped babies are born each year. Should all of their lives be saved? What if the child were your own. . .

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1986. Paperback. New. 368 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. "The power of Lyon's book is that he has successfully returned the issue of newborn intensive care from the political or ethical to the profoundly, disturbingly personal. . . . A moving, impressive book." -Robin Marantz Henig, Washington Post

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1986-10-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!